IamaNigerianGuy:


He is not correct at all and that is the message from Bill Gates.
No time for ass licking

waveman2:

You just answered yourself. If we don't, t know how to think then there is something seriously wrong with the black man. How many people would you see read and do researches in this country. Be objective and Don, t insult u sound d intelligent but also rude. But anyway good bless u for ur comment and I hope people can learn.

izzou:


I used the phrase "to an extent"

Yes, he was correct. Nigeria cannot afford to invest more in Human capital.

We cannot afford it. Bill Gates meant well and is correct about that, but we don't have that structure yet

Always learn to understand what both parties are saying before you dive into conclusions.

Because it's from Bill Gates doesn't mean it must be absolutely correct and practicable

fk001:
Yesterday i was really astonished when i saw some deluded fools commending Bill gates while castigating PMB and his administration...



For God sake Bill gate is a human being just like everyone of us, so just because he is world number one (not any more) you expect him to know everything pertaining economic? when did he last visited Nigeria for him to know our economy policy is not moving the way it should be?.


PMB also has his own flaws but he can make it right come 2019



And finally




PMB till 2023

fk001:
Yesterday i was really astonished when i saw some deluded fools commending Bill gates while castigating PMB and his administration...



For God sake Bill gate is a human being just like everyone of us, so just because he is world number one (not any more) you expect him to know everything pertaining economic? when did he last visited Nigeria for him to know our economy policy is not moving the way it should be?.


PMB also has his own flaws but he can make it right come 2019



And finally




PMB till 2023

deomelo:



Is BG God.

Igbos and kolo mentally.

izzou:


I used the phrase "to an extent"

Yes, he was correct. Nigeria cannot afford to invest more in Human capital.

We cannot afford it. Bill Gates meant well and is correct about that, but we don't have that structure yet

Always learn to understand what both parties are saying before you dive into conclusions.

Because it's from Bill Gates doesn't mean it must be absolutely correct and practicable

Obinwenite:
You better wake up.....nothing is working in Nigeria, and gov Elrufia is here playing politics .Everything is not politics ,things are fast deteriorating wake up Mr gov .

obailala:
So what is the solution to the problem?.... Gates made a statement, Rufai faulted Mr Gates and corrected the statement. How exactly does that amount to playing politics?... Do you automatically assume Mr Gates must be 100% right because he isnt Nigerian or cos he's white?

Rufai has simply said the EPRG isnt the problem as Gates pointed, but rather, the implementation at the state level which is where most of the human development really should take place. In my opinion, that makes sense but you simply just dismissed it without giving it a thought.

IamaNigerianGuy:


We cannot afford to invest in human capital but we can pay legislators, pay Governors, siphon money via phantom contracts, spend money on hajj , build mosques with government money, send people for pilgrimage, treat Buhari and his family for free, pay Boko Haram ransom, maintain four planes on the presidential​ fleet, pay estacode for government officials, build statues with government money....

You obviously don't know how much money is lost in Nigeria to corruption.

And fyi : Bill Gates is the most prominent person to send this message, not the first.

obailala:
So what is your suggested solution to the problem sir?.... Gates made a statement, Rufai faulted Mr Gates and corrected the statement. But you instantly faulted Rufai and automatically assumed Mr Gates must be 100% right? Could it be because he isnt Nigerian or cos he's white?... How exactly does Rufai's statement amount to playing politics?

Rufai has simply said the EPRG isnt the problem as Gates pointed, but rather, the implementation at the state level which is where most of the human development really should take place. In my opinion, that makes sense but you simply just dismissed it without giving it a thought.

Nigeria needs physical capital development as much as it needs development in human capital, and it is almost impossible to develop human capital without firstly putting certain basic physical things in place. For a moment, just imagine, how can you develop anything in a country when a most basic physical issue like power supply or access roads hasnt been sorted? There's a reason why every FG in Nigeria since 1999 has focused mainly on physical capital (even though implementation has always been poor). In summary, just like someone mentioned above, Gates means well, but he certainly doesnt understand the peculiarities of Nigeria, he doesnt understand the extent of rot in our physical infrastructure.

0monnak0da:
Many totally lack understanding.

In 1945 Germany and Japan lost the War and their infrastrcture completely destroyed by bombardment. Today they are among the largest world economies .Why ? One answer their people and the contents of their people's heads.

...

We cannot even set up ur own Supermarket chains . Human Capital is everything.
An ignorant superstitious people will never go very far and [s]two of our greatest enemies in Nigeria are Islam and Christianity[/s]

angelbulksms:


Maybe for you sha.

Despite certain abuses by some religious leaders and others, a wise nation shouldn't be without seeking God's face regularly.

0monnak0da:
Many totally lack understanding.

In 1945 Germany and Japan lost the War and their infrastrcture completely destroyed by bombardment. Today they are among the largest world economies .Why ? One answer their people and the contents of their people's heads.

The other side of Human capital is the opposite of knowledge. So Knowledge is not just about having it or not having it but there is a third condition Antiknowledge. A state engendered by possessing and being possessed by all manner of religious and pseudo religious beliefs about howthe world works . Propagated by Pentecostal Christianity,Islam and others. Ideas such as Miraculous Breakthrough,Prosperity teaching and related foolishnes which stop our people fro embracing science and reality like adults. Instead we propagate foolishness like Money ritual, Stolen penis stolen destiny and such like

In Northern Nigeria where it is said that we have the greatest population ,What propotion of the are educated skilled or able to contribute to the economy ,what propotion of the women.

The reality is it is Human Capital that makes one naation slaves of another.

The ultimate driver of wealth is the Firm ,the multinational

The Nestles,Toyotas,ABBs,Facebooks,CocaColas,General Electrics,Pfizers, Siemens, Boeings of this world are what determine which countries are rich and which aren't .Even at the most basic level of civil Engineering where is the HumanCapital.

Visit any major Engineering project , Road or Brdge building site and the person in charge is a white man in his 40s . Where are our own people.
Now we are building power plants without the knowledge of how maintain them

We cannot even set up ur own Supermarket chains . Human Capital is everything.
An ignorant superstitious people will never go very far and two of our greatest enemies in Nigeria are Islam and Christianity

Shayetet13:
White man made an observation and Aboki of all people is disagreeing. Aboki is many years behind a white man in brain development. So, Aboki just shut up already!

duni04:

You won't go into the granule of what Gates said and El-rufai's response, your own is that a white man made an observation and his word is law! Mr low self esteem. Gates was speaking from the point of view of health care and education. He definitely didn't directly critic Buhari's EGRP blueprint. But I trust people like you not to go into the specifics and basics of the argument. Your own is that a white man has made an observation and we must all bow. Ode!

hakimi1974:
your sense of reasoning is apalling. you remind me of that nigger called stephen in the movie django unchained. just to let you know, your accademic qualification pale into insignificance, compared to aboki el-rufai's own.

Shayetet13:


what is his academic qualification and what world problem has he solved with it?

hakimi1974:
I have no time to bandy words with ignorant house nigger like you.